POLITICO

Good Riddance To The Mainstream Media? Not Quite Yet - Posted October 28, 2009
The New York Times' David Carr stole the show at last night's Intelligence Squared debate on the merits of the mainstream media, when he pulled out a print out of fellow debater Michael Wolff's Web site Newser all full of holes. Carr had cut out every story on Newser that came... [FishBowlNY]

Good Riddance To The Mainstream Media? Not Quite Yet - Posted October 28, 2009
The New York Times' David Carr stole the show at last night's Intelligence Squared debate on the merits of the mainstream media, when he pulled out a print out of fellow debater Michael Wolff's Web site Newser all full of holes. Carr had cut out every story on Newser that came... [FishBowlNY]

On The Menu: Can Politico's New Local Model Kill WaPo? - Posted October 28, 2009
Today on the media- bistro.com Morning Media Menu podcast, hosts Jason Boog of GalleyCat and AgencySpy's Matt Van Hoven discussed the day's biggest media headlines, including news that Politico is launching a local news Web site to compete with The Washington Post. Can this new venture bring down the venerable D.C.-based... [FishBowlNY]

CJR Panel: Is Web Journalism Profitable? - Posted October 22, 2009
Yesterday, the Columbia Journalism Review held a conference entitled "Beyond the Newsroom: Traditional journalistic skills in a nontraditional world" with panelists Michael Calderone from Politico, David Banks of Civic Venture and Encore.org), New School professor and former Associated Press correspondent Clara Hemphill, Charles Sennott of The Global Post and Paul Steiger... [FishBowlNY]

Media Types Dish for Charity - Posted September 24, 2009
Last night at Teatro Goldoni media types like Bill Press and Andrea Roane traded in their notepads and blackberries, for aprons and serving dishes. And what as the special occassion? Barry Glassman's Celebrity Chef Night, an annual charity event to benefit the National Brain Tumor Society. Though we can attest- they are... [FishBowlDC]

Newsweek.com Brings On Two New Editors, Promotes Five - Posted August 24, 2009
While other pubs are cutting staff, it's always encouraging to see one that's hiring and promoting and growing. Today, Newsweek.com made us very happy by announcing two new hires and a slew of promotions. Starting on September 8, the site is bringing on Rose Palazzolo as homepage editor and Ben Adler... [FishBowlNY]

WaPo to Offer Another Round of Buyouts - Posted March 26, 2009
Even as word gets out that Washington Post Co. CEO Donald Graham got a sweet bonus last year despite the company's struggles (and 18 year freeze on his salary) Politico is reporting that more buyouts and possibly layoffs are on the way for the paper.The buyout offer -- dubbed the Voluntary... [FishBowlNY]

Gawker Named 'Most Valuable Blog' - Posted February 23, 2009
Gawker may be slimming down...again! But that hasn't stopped finance blog 24/7 Wall St. from naming it the most 'valuable' blog out there in its top 25 ranking. The site explains its full criteria here, and points out that the list does not include blogs which are... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu: February 18 - Posted February 18, 2009
Today on the Menu we discuss a favorite topic around these parts: the DTV transition! A number of smaller cities nationwide made the switch yesterday despite the fact Congress recently pushed the mandatory date to June. We also take a look at the success of Politico, and talk about recent surge... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu: February 18 - Posted February 18, 2009
Today on the Menu we discuss a favorite topic around these parts: the DTV transition! A number of smaller cities nationwide made the switch yesterday despite the fact Congress recently pushed the mandatory date to June. We also take a look at the success of Politico, and talk about recent surge... [FishBowlNY]

Politico's Fast Rise to D.C. Dominance Irks Some - Posted February 17, 2009
The ubiquitous Gabe Sherman has a nice, lengthy piece up over at TNR about the spectacular rise of Politico. A rise made all the more spectacular for having occurred during the same time frame that has seen the demise of print journalism everywhere."There's no question they had a singular impact.... [FishBowlNY]

Politico Unwilling to Sponsor Plouffe Off-the-Record - Posted February 13, 2009
Barack Obama's presidential get-to-know-you tango with the Press hit another snag yesterday with word that Politico editor-in-chief John F. Harris was backing out of moderating duties at a Politico-sponsored event at the National Press Club after former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe stipulated that the speech he was giving be off-the-record.... [FishBowlNY]

Patrick Gavin Bids Farewell, FBDC Hires Two New Bloggers - Posted January 30, 2009
Today is Patrick Gavin's last day at FishbowlDC before he departs for parts unknown (commonly referred to as Politico). Read his goodbye to all that note here. Meanwhile mediabistro.com has hired two bloggers to take his place: Matt Dornic and Christine Delargy. Dornic runs local PR shop 3 Dog Agency and... [FishBowlNY]

Coffee and Talk Politico Style - Posted January 14, 2009
Here's some further evidence that Politico is taking over the world. Despite the media apocalypse currently under way the D.C.-based paper has found yet another way to expand their print circulation: Starbucks! Politico has announced that it will be partnering with Starbucks in order to offer copies of... [FishBowlNY]

FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin Departs for Politico - Posted January 7, 2009
Politico is taking over the world! Okay, maybe not officially, though lately they certainly seem to be taking over large swaths of it that are connected to Washington DC. This, of course, is our way of saying that FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin is decamping to Politico where he will be... [FishBowlNY]

Will Obama be Our First Tabloid President? - Posted December 23, 2008
Hard to miss the shots of our incoming President topless on the beach in Hawaii...those workouts are paying off, O! But an article over at Politico today points out that we may be treading on new ground here in terms of paparazzi and the Presidency. How much is too... [FishBowlNY]

And Now for a Round-Up of Today's Lists! - Posted December 22, 2008
Over at Politico Michael Calderone has made a list of this year's biggest media blunders (number three is Matthews and Olbermann as anchors). TVNewser points out the media still has ten more days to add to it, and lord knows that's plenty of time in this news cycle). Also,... [FishBowlNY]

Making a List, Checking it Twice! - Posted December 19, 2008
Lists! They are everywhere you look at the moment. Over at MediaWatch Jon Friedman has chosen his journalists of the year (Politico gets a big nod). CoverAwards.com has compiled a list of most memorable covers of the year — we have to imagine The New Yorker's fist-jabbing cover has to... [FishBowlNY]

The More Things Change, Etc.: Obama Emulated Bush Press Tactics - Posted December 17, 2008
Over at Politico Michael Calderone got his hands on an advance copy of this Sunday's NYT Magazine which features a profile of Barack Obama's incoming press secretary Robert Gibbs by Mark Leibovich. The piece also talks about the campaign's four letter word strategy when it came to the press: Bush.... [FishBowlNY]

Jay Carney Departs Time for Biden Post - Posted December 16, 2008
Is this the media equivalent of going through the looking glass? Jay Carney, Time's Washington bureau chief, contributor at Swampland, and regular guest on This Week (along with his wife Claire Shipman. Question: will she be allowed to cover the White House for ABC after his switch?) has announced... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Media Menu: December 15 - Posted December 15, 2008
Today on Morning Media Menu — our newly-launched audio podcast based around the mediabistro.com Morning Newsfeed and mediabistro.com blog network — FishbowlDC's Patrick Gavin joins us to discuss David Gregory Meeting the Press, Politico meeting Reuters, and Judith Regan's promise to meet Michael Wolff...in court. You can listen live every... [FishBowlNY]

Politico Teams Up With Reuters - Posted December 15, 2008
Back in August during the Denver conventions when we first noticed Politico outsourcing its coverage to newspapers we speculated on whether they were trying to establish themselves as a sort of political AP. Well it looks like we weren't that far off. Politico has just announced it will be... [FishBowlNY]

Post Election News Slump Hitting Politico, TheAtlantic.com Thriving - Posted November 21, 2008
There's been plenty of talk the last few weeks about a post-election viewer slump both online and on television. Over at 538.com Nate Silver has taken his pollster powers and applied them to politically-oriented websites to see how these sites are faring now that the election has concluded. The results... [FishBowlNY]

AP Restructures to Provide Washington Coverage to All States - Posted November 17, 2008
Expanded coverage! How often do we get to write that these days? The Associated Press announced today that it will be restructuring regional reporting team in Washington in order to provide "every state with regional representation in the nation's capital by the start of the new Congressional year." Per the... [FishBowlNY]

The Press is Officially Negative on John McCain and Sarah Palin - Posted October 28, 2008
It's not your imagination. John McCain and Sarah Palin are getting more negative press coverage than their Dem counterparts. A recent study for the Project for Excellence in Journalism found that six out of 10 McCain stories were negative, furthermore Obama had more than twice as many positive stories... [FishBowlNY]

HuffPo Reaches 4.5 million Visitors per Month, Up 472 Percent - Posted October 22, 2008
Hey! Looking to increase traffic for your website? Try writing about the election (of course at this stage of the game, we'd be hard-pressed to name anyone not writing about the election). Anyway, looks like politics has paid huge dividends for both HuffPo and Politico, who, according to... [FishBowlNY]

Palination: A Morning After Round-Up - Posted October 3, 2008
We took a stroll around the Internets this morning to see what Joe Klein, Peggy Noonan, Andrew Sullivan and other powers that be were saying about last night's debate. The general consensus? Palin exceeded her extremely low expectations. Also? SNL got lots of new material. Peggy Noonan (WSJ):... [FishBowlNY]

Help Defend Palin from Russia, Biden from Gaffes - Posted October 2, 2008
We're only ten or so hours away from tonight's must-see Palin TV! (Also known as the liveblog.) Wondering how you'll pass the time before the big showdown? The folks over at Politico have some ideas. They've created not one, but two VP video games, one for each... [FishBowlNY]

McCain and the Press: Be Careful What You Wish For - Posted September 23, 2008
It's no secret that John McCain has been demonizing the press of late: it's an old trick that often works in the candidates advantage, however McCain, once the favorite son of the media may have taken it a step too far. Yesterday, during a conference call McCain campaign brain Steve... [FishBowlNY]

Four Questions for Politico's Jim VandeHei - Posted September 22, 2008
Politico, the Washington-based paper/website that has become a major player in this election season since launching in January of 2007, announced this morning that come November 4 it was actually planning on (gasp!) expanding. FBNY caught up with Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei to find out, among other things, how in... [FishBowlNY]

Four Questions for Politico's Jim VandeHei - Posted September 22, 2008
Politico, the Washington-based paper/website that has become a major player in this election season since launching in January of 2007, announced this morning that come November 4 it was actually planning on (gasp!) expanding. FBNY caught up with Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei to find out, among other things, how in... [FishBowlNY]

Politico on Martha Stewart: McCain Makes Martha Feel 'Weird' - Posted September 17, 2008
We're totally bummed and a little jealous that we weren't invited to today's Martha Stewart blogging bonanza. Maybe we need to blog more about celebrities or politicians or cupcakes. Anyway! As we mentioned earlier Ben Smith and Jonathan Martin from Politico made an appearance and asked Martha how... [FishBowlNY]

Today on Martha Stewart: Bloggers! - Posted September 17, 2008
"How did a tiny four-letter word start the Internet's largest revolution?" That's what Martha Stewart was apparently out to explore on today's blogging special. We're assuming our invite somehow got lost in the mail? but fortunately the ladies over at Cupcakes Take The Cake are part of the live... [FishBowlNY]

Meeting of the Minds: The Denver Post and Politico - Posted August 25, 2008
This may be a first. The local paper The Denver Post has teamed with Politico — the Politico banner is running alongside the Post's — for coverage of the DNC convention. We spoke to DC insider here at the Convention who told us one of Politico's aims is to... [FishBowlNY]

Rising Star Finalists - Posted February 6, 2007
After the jump, you'll find the finalists for FishbowlDC's Rising Star competition. Congrats to everyone for being nominated and making it into the 2nd round in our first "Rising Star" competition. The winners will accompany mediabistro.com and FishbowlDC to the National Press Foundation Dinner, with a seat next to a high-profile... [FishBowlDC]